diff --git a/app/controllers/rails_admin/main_controller.rb b/app/controllers/rails_admin/main_controller.rb
index 678ba34c3c..50851fcd4b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/rails_admin/main_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/rails_admin/main_controller.rb
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ def get_collection(model_config, scope, pagination)
       options = {}
       options = options.merge(:page => (params[:page] || 1).to_i, :per => (params[:per] || model_config.list.items_per_page)) if pagination
       options = options.merge(:include => associations) unless associations.blank?
-      options = options.merge(get_sort_hash(model_config)) unless params[:associated_collection]
+      options = options.merge(get_sort_hash(model_config))
       options = options.merge(:query => params[:query]) if params[:query].present?
       options = options.merge(:filters => params[:f]) if params[:f].present?
       options = options.merge(:bulk_ids => params[:bulk_ids]) if params[:bulk_ids]
diff --git a/spec/controllers/main_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/main_controller_spec.rb
index 62de161c92..f51625b454 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/main_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/main_controller_spec.rb
@@ -107,7 +107,22 @@
         end
       end
       controller.list_entries.length.should == @players.size
+    end
+
+    it "ordering of associated collection records number less than 100 shoud be grouped by desc" do
+      @players = 99.times.map do
+        FactoryGirl.create :player
+      end
+
+      controller.list_entries.to_a.first.should == @players.last
+    end
+
+    it "ordering of associated collection records number over 100 shoud be grouped by desc" do
+      @players = 100.times.map do
+        FactoryGirl.create :player
+      end
 
+      controller.list_entries.to_a.first.should == @players.last
     end
   end